Blum integer

noun

A type of mathematical sequence of integers that is describing a natural number n without an imaginary part which differs from the Gaussian integer, but the integer sequence is following correctly only if n = p × q is a semiprime for which p and q are distinct prime numbers congruent to 3 mod 4.

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Meanings

nounBlum integer (plural Blum integers)

plural Blum integers

  1. mathematicsA type of mathematical sequence of integers that is describing a natural number n without an imaginary part which differs from the Gaussian integer, but the integer sequence is following correctly only if n = p × q is a semiprime for which p and q are distinct prime numbers congruent to 3 mod 4.

Origin

Named after Manuel Blum.

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APA

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